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r 0 Hvedquarters of the Carithean Logion wore being
trdfaferred to Ponuma"ehore it Could count on’ the cid of the ALAS government ®,
{ . and that Julio Lom Mazegoza, notive in the-Caritboan legion, would razein
pet dn Moxtoo dedicating higsclf to

; the purchase of gold and ite ‘Clandestine
MC Oi men ee .

THeies9 ‘Foquested confirmation of the sdove informations

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1 eae a ; Date af Information: MaywWuly 1950
wired: | Panama City, Ponaca | "Bate Acquired: Juno—July 1550
at bee : Date of Heport: 10 July 1950 ‘- it
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nee wt Bet nthe a he Obed - jase
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LY aL Ge reported that en 7 May 1950 a Besé type bocterjierrived-tn David, Pansna,

ra Tt fron Brow

neville, Toxcs dus to a low gszoltize suprly. e plano has headed for

Tocuncn Airport in Pancno City, ace carried as.a crew the followirg acoording-to

Ges

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Frork O1GFL, UsS. Citizen, Pilot .
Os HARTHEZ, UsSe Citizen, Co-Pilot

i a = Steve
dae Mauri

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wt Tocunen

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LUPEAY, UeS, Citicen, Uechante OS _
cio -CaStru, Panenénian, Possenger |
ew out at Lavid,anifitr, John 1:20} Civil seronautice technicten at
port was instrusental in getting a spare tire to then,
. sae Ste ay =

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2./ur. Lint \sdrised-thie -offica that he had mot Steve KURRAY in Havana in

Apr 1950 in-conpeny with & fellow" raced ZORMLO, who eleised to have scze

& Connection with the. Secret Palice, in-tex ico Laci described MALY Ras an -
Loe afventurer ho had been in the Philipires end the Far East and whoa he sus rected -
fn 7 Ff gold smupling activities. (tinct Osta that MURRAY wag pilot of the plere
oy +? and he thought it was unusual that eo fest a plano cs this and as expensivo to

a6 being used when it had corparatively little cargo space. In Vay
n kUAKAY wes in Panama, be told {Li that he was buying orchid bultee

2
June 1950 the. following information was’ received(fron Civil Intelligence
Panama Canal,} regarding this matters . . :

as-been-reported-that Very frequently a B-26 airplane (NSS¢6N = 6 Martin

Marauder) makes trips between Tocumen{ cxd David, Ree It is piloted ty
Steve MURRAY,’ andiat leasé two other dmericana ride-on-the-plano, vhichstewte ms

ices met at Tocuren Airport by eithor Tito, Harmodito or Toni ARIAS.

On lending at the airport it goes directly to a hangar, and allegedly the

operate w.
1950, xhe
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ones who visit it ero the ARIES brothers, PASTOR Ponce, Chief of the
rt,and one (fnu) LINARES, Chief of Custoas at Tocwrene

sen, ~~ an a

meant stated that it was believed et first that the Plane was engaged

ia ar=o contraband, but later it appeared nore lozical to assure that it
wes involved in another type of szugglinzg, poscibly druze. .

AVirgilio PAYIPEZ, thea ief of the Control Tower, is ‘said to have stated
that the plans cccas and /:o6e without teirg registered at the airport under
orders of POE, Asrpart Manager; that the Place linda withoot cig

reew no,
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ty rails or talkirg to anyons for fer Of dotect!:a at Ali gouk Field, but

at Lt fo ekxssed ty oars of alt RO wick tatieates that tpe Vind Ia aif
frve for Tontin.g, dsramife te us n : —— an oro Jlmy UU, tela .
atsere that Parnceate Olr acroeeent with the Dawted tates revardirg landing a

rules waa thonty belig Violated, ard tet Lene teo sen Wore afterwards - Lf

Wacred fro thete Joba, ~ . oe

Sean’, ace that bie above plane. laded at Teeuzea fron “ayia on 11 kay.
345 pete, On 12 kay at 6151 Pome, OF 14 May at 6:29. pore and on 16 May
858 Bere : : : :

Fhe sdove t:forration was allegedly given to Preshiert 2814S by the Kinteter
of Goverment ard Justice, and he Spperently shored little intorest in the
Subject, serely Stating that tho ratter Shoule be tnvestivated to Sco what
there is to tye: oo .

Upoa receipt of this inforzation it spoocred that Nreilio ROREZ ‘might have

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been the Source, since he was fired froz his post at Tocuzen Airport ond was
dissrellea sbout_ite It nas escertainn! that the -teformation contained
the arog) paracrany, in which RaUmREs is Fentioned,v=s reported by RAMIRE a{ but.
the otter information cara fron other Civil Intellicéece sources, oo
OS pen ther [Len wrcattned Alevs sy” .
$2 2.6 uty Gr, LeGJadviced that the chove-plese amt Stevo KURRAY had re=
turaad to Forma tng that the Wirister Of Goverrmest aad ordered that the plane
Y cismertled and Searched but he could not ascertain tha basis for the search,
Ges had talked to the Manager of the Alrport, 2sfzel PasTOR Porca, and with °
aRiaS, Director Goncral of Givil.cerensetics, ani a nophew of President:
Ariss, who iniicated that they were exare of the Aenister of Goverreent's order
but did not know what waa behind it. Both felt that it was an oxtrene measure,
which should not be carried Cute - .

Se Ca 6 July 1950 kr. MURRAY eallea at the Enbassy to obtain assistance ta
Securing tha relasse of his plane, Briefly ho ateted that he had doparted :
fron Kexico Gity via Managua and arrived at Tocuzen et 71% Pete § July. His

" Passport reflected tha following:

Ay

Nace: Steven T, Murray
Fasspert Noes 1024

issued: Kanila, Doconter 2, 1946... ,

Ransecd: Nantla, Doconter 27, 1948 : -
Expires: Deceater 2, 1950 . .

He furnished the folowing edditional informations

Type of Planos Converted B=26
US. Reglstrys N 5546 8
Pilot and Ownors Steven T, Murray
Cosfiots Frank Oorgel, U.S. citizen
Me Fligs Exgireers Cristobal Martinoz, Mextcon eiMtison .
Paseersers Maurieio Dit CASTRO, Panazantan citicses (deurer of official
_ Passport), pessencer fron Koxico City to Tocumea . a
Destinations
Purpose of Trips


wv -mined to bunn off Tont ARIAS. Both LURAY and HASNR once claimed that Toni

=o a wa

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He stated that he was in the export=izpert business ard that te dealt in gold.
He said that ho ked coco to Far % tO See'a ron by the raze or S3S,'a pola a
dealer frog Buonos Aires, about gold Saipcentds 2, ce LAR “

ee ra

€ On & July, Lirtstor of Goverment Alfredo ALIUY Teported the matter to
_ the Us. Acbossedor, stating that prior to arrivins da Ponasg She plane head
“0 ‘7 beon signaled, that’ all wos rot well at the airport and Stat, the crew hed
_ to 7A . Jettisoned cargo Prior to arrivals “(4 check with tte air Force authorities
does not confirm that any such Ressace wes sunt ard MUUUY donies that any=
- 2 ¢, thing vas Jottisoned. Ho insisted that ho was coming to Pananza to discuss the
Lear gold businose but that hw had ro Cargos)!/ The Mirister aso edvised the scbessador ,
a that PASTOR Ponce had boon fired os Eead of tho Birsoyt, - ) g ed
: co FS 1 xa fone 0 ws
7. In a-conversation with PLSTCR Ponce and LURUY ‘os the alcht of 8 July{tmal] ee
“was advised that PASTOR. Ponce had, in fect, beon fined end that he was cettr= y

wo
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ARIAS wos behind it-all but that PLSTCR Ponca ves. the toli-wuy. . : :

hd Ceres, fi cathe ~- wl thst petro Bod. a

5. Tho Mextean ‘refered tosser ATL eri “the Coxiena,” 2020, 7 ~ v,
sro balioved to ba identical. SiS has toon idontified a5 _& orrarvevas5, a sold *\":
doalor, who operates in Buonos Aires and Yortavides, Cz Intelligence Seem e

2) “tlon.has- advised that SAS wus,staying with Tont ARESS end thitws-haa coparted,

wre

’ from Ponoma hettily. CiS-aluo-civieed. that Presice SRLS ab first-had given’
ordore for the/ainatsoad of both his neshow, Tont aniaS, and PASTC2 Ponce, but
At woe lator dirced that Tont ARIAS would nat bo fired.te avoid a public scandle
. involving the Prosidont's fomily. meteor st) i

fy. .
9o( to Present atatus of tho matter is that the plans has teen searched with
nogative resulta, that the Plone is stin being held ty the Pansnanien authori=

af

xu

secure the release of the Plaro. Tho bead of the Sommen Airport, PiSTOR Ponce,
has beon dismissed and Toni ARIAS, the Prosidont'a perher, will probably be.
* @Dlowod to withdraw from his position gracefully.) os

p
> dant
. aan tie and that “URAY and othors are endeavoring by every mezns possible to

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